Food Act 2006

This section applies if the responsible person for a food business gives the chief executive notice under section 271B.

The chief executive may give the responsible person a reasonable direction about identifying the source of the contamination of, and preventing or minimising the risk to public health or safety caused by, the potentially contaminated food.

Without limiting subsection (2), the direction may be about—

the handling of—

the potentially contaminated food; or

food that may have been handled with or near the potentially contaminated food, or at a place or using equipment that may have come into contact with the potentially contaminated food; or

food to prevent a recurrence of contamination of food; or

the isolation or disposal of food mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii); or

procedures to be performed in relation to testing of the potentially contaminated food.

The direction may be given orally or by notice.

If the direction is given orally, the chief executive must as soon as practicable confirm the direction by notice.

A responsible person who is given a direction under subsection (2) must comply with the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.